Linda; Bra from Campaign Against Prison Slavery and Brighton ABC; Kevin from The Treatment Rooms; Flo, a barrister and prisoner's rights campaigner; Margarita, admin from Aktivix
Welcome to our 'Crime and Punishment' special. Fear not, we won't be delving into the tomes of Fyodor Dostoevsky - instead we talk with a range of different people about prisons of all kinds. Primarily we discuss the 'walls and bars' kind of prison by talking with people involved in the defence of prisoners' rights, prisoner solidarity, and the Campaign against Prison Slavery.
We will also be having a look at the very real sense in which our society is increasingly monitored and controlled by examining new proposals on data retention (in talking to Margarita, an admin of Aktivix), and the ASBO (Anti-Social Behaviour Order) phenomenon.
We talk about some of the more interesting recent legislation in the UK and feature music from the post-anarchist bookfair gig at the Vic (squatted pub in Deptford).
To end DJ Razor Burns, plays us out with some sounds of resistance from the Black Panther era and beyond.
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Reminder - Our Prisoner of the month this month was Sean Kirtley, more info on him and his case can be found here <supportsean.wordpress.com/> and here <brightonabc.org.uk/european.htm>. A pdf giving advice on writing to prisoners can be found here <antifa.org.uk/WRITING%20TO%20PRISONERS%203c.pdf> and is reccomended reading if you've not done it before.
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